Were the nations presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream or on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, some scholars mentioned that his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 220a and so on, indicates that this occurred on the night of the Isra. This is supported by what al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn Abbas, who said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 451Sahih (Darussalam) Others among the scholars mentioned that this occurred in a dream. How do we reconcile these views? And what is the stronger position?
The Shaykh : The hadith is ambiguous. That is, his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):, does it refer to a dream or to the waking state on the night of the Mi'raj? If an authentic hadith comes that clarifies that it was on the night of the Mi'raj, then it is obligatory to adopt it. This is based on the well-known principle indicated by the Qur'an, which is referring the ambiguous to the clear. Thus, if a text allows for two meanings and then another text comes specifying one of the meanings, it is obligatory to follow the second text. If this hadith you mentioned is authentic that it was on the night of the Mi'raj, then let it be adopted. Yes.
Your Eminence, some scholars mentioned that his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):
There were brought before me the peoples and I saw an apostle and a small group (of his followers) along with him
عرضت علي الأمم فرأيت النبي ومعه الرهطIt was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was taken on the Night Journey, he came to Sidrah Al-Muntaha, which is in the sixth heaven. That is where everything that comes up from below ends, and where everything that comes down from above, until it is taken from it. Allah says: When what covered the lote-tree did cover it! [1] He said: "It was moths of gold. And I was given three things: The five daily prayers, the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, and whoever of my Ummah dies without associating anything with Allah will be forgiven for Al-Muqhimat." [2] [1] An-Najm 53:16. [2] "The sins of the worst magnitude that drag one into the Fire." (An-Nihayah)
لله لما أسري برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جعل يمر بالنبي والنبيينThe Shaykh : The hadith is ambiguous. That is, his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):